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• Man with blade at health service said he had it just to harm himself

  07-11-2022 20:16 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Stefan Poyster seen with knife tucked in his trousers
  
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• Bristol faces more heatwaves, floods and droughts as climate continues to heat up

  07-11-2022 19:23 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A new action plan explores what work the council will take over the next few years to tackle climate change
  
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• Man who threw glass bottle at police horse during Bristol riot jailed

  07-11-2022 19:00 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  A man who spat at officers and threw a glass bottle at a police horse during the riot in Bristol in March last year has been jailed. Joseph Parry, of Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, also tried to pull a door of a mobile police station off its hinges together with a group of other people. The 23-year-old appeared at Bristol Crown Court today (Monday 7 November) where he was sentenced to 20 months in...
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• PC dismissed without notice after gross misconduct proven

  07-11-2022 18:42 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  A PC has been dismissed without notice after gross misconduct was proven for misusing police computers. The hearing, held at Avon and Somerset Police headquarters on Friday 4 November, was told PC X looked up details of two call logs without having a legitimate reason to do so while off-duty in March this year. In relation to one of the call cards accessed, PC X was found to have disclosed some of...
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• Jason Lock death: Two men from Weston-super-Mare jailed

  07-11-2022 18:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Daniel Bond and Lee Conlon of Weston-super-Mare previously admitted the manslaughter of Jason Lock.
  
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• St Barnabas Primary School threatened with closure after 150 years

  07-11-2022 18:26 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Parents have collected over 700 signatures to save the school in the last few days
  
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• Pig's head dumped outside Bristol flats treated as hate crime

  07-11-2022 18:24 via bbc.co.uk
  The flats were also targeted in an arson attack a few weeks ago in which six people were hurt.
  
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• Bristol City Council bans cabbie who tried to pin speeding offences on another driver

  07-11-2022 17:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The driver also allegedly used laughing gas
  
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• Brunel Way traffic chaos prompts fears South Bristol will end up 'cut off'

  07-11-2022 17:46 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  We took a look at what our readers were saying in the Bristol Live comments section
  
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• Bristol mobile speed camera locations from Monday, November 7, 2022

  07-11-2022 15:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Speeding drivers could be at risk of getting a fine or points on their licence
  
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• I'm A Celebrity: Carol Vorderman 'screamed' at TV during first episode as she shows support for Babatunde Aleshe

  07-11-2022 15:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The 61-year-old said that, although she's 'not frightened' of heights, doing the 'Walk The Plank' challenge back in her series was 'something else'
  
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• Bristol family so terrified tree will fall on their house they have moved rooms

  07-11-2022 15:32 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "If it's windy my children say 'mummy, do you think the tree is going to fall down today?'"
  
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• Pig's head left in public view in Barton Hill as police investigate hate crime

  07-11-2022 15:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The head was left in an alleyway yesterday morning (November 6)
  
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• Dashcam appeal after collision in Worle

  07-11-2022 13:54 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  Motorists with dashcam or witnesses to a fail to stop collision in Worle are asked to please contact the police. A hatchback car and a bicycle collided near the pub in New Bristol Road at about 6.50pm on Saturday 29 October. The driver did not stop at the scene. The cyclist suffered cuts and bruises and his bike was damaged beyond repair. Anyone who can help our enquiries is asked to call 101 and...
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• Driver who never entered Bristol sent Clean Air Zone warning

  07-11-2022 13:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Motorists living hundreds of miles away from Bristol receive a Clean Air Zone warning letter in error.
  
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• Train disruption continues despite cancelled strikes

  07-11-2022 11:49 via bbc.co.uk
  Most train companies will operate limited services on Monday despite strikes being called off.
  
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• Halifax records house price fall as Bristol agents predict 'sharp' downturn

  07-11-2022 11:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  One agent said he expects prices to fall by 20 per cent by March
  
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• Woman jailed after heroin and cocaine found in Weston-super-Mare home

  07-11-2022 11:20 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  A woman has been jailed for four-and-a-half years after police found approximately 10kg of heroin and cocaine at her home in Weston-super-Mare. Lisa Boyd, 31, was sentenced at Bristol Crown Court on Tuesday 1 November after pleading guilty to two counts of possession of class A drugs with intent to supply. Boyd was arrested after police found a large quantity of drugs at her address in Hildesheim...
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• Unique sculpture stolen from art gallery in Bath

  07-11-2022 09:46 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  We’re appealing for information after a sculpture was stolen from an art gallery in Bath. The bronze sculpture, Modern Relic Arm (Japanese Koi) by Dan Lane, was stolen from a gallery in Old Bond Street sometime between 11am and 3pm on Monday 24 October. It’s approximately 20.5ins by 6.1ins. We don’t have a description of the offender(s) at this stage. We want to speak to anyone with information...
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• Big Issue in Bristol appeals for warm winter clothing

  07-11-2022 07:29 via bbc.co.uk
  The Winter Wrap Up Appeal would mean vendors always have access to warm clothing in cold weather.
  
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• Protests planned as Bristol Airport expansion project heads for court showdown

  07-11-2022 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It was refused, then permitted, now round three sees the High Court come to Bristol
  
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• Camera error sends Clean Air Zone warning letters to drivers who've never been to Bristol

  07-11-2022 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "I feel sorry for the people of Bristol having such a bunch of clowns running their city"
  
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• Bristol laboratory runs first clinical trial which could 'revolutionise' treatments for people with blood disorders

  07-11-2022 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Scientists say that if proved safe, manufactured blood cells could revolutionise treatments for people with blood disorders
  
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• Council to hold event to unveil plans for missing motorway junction

  07-11-2022 05:52 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Residents and businesses are invited to see the plans for the 160 yard long link road
  
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• Lab-grown blood given to people in world-first clinical trial

  07-11-2022 02:01 via bbc.co.uk
  It is hoped the blood could revolutionise care for people who need regular donations.
  
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• ‘Exhausted’ nurses and healthcare assistants in Bristol feel ‘undervalued’ and ‘demoralised’

  07-11-2022 01:35 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Healthcare assistants earn less than the living wage despite having to carry out duties above their pay grade
  
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